CHAPTER 1: EMS SYSTEMS QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER -The process whereby a competent authority, usually
the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.
Credentialing - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of obtaining, verifying and assessing
a practitioners qualifications to provide care for a specific health care agency.
What happened in 1487? - CORRECT ANSWER -First recorded use of an ambulance.
What happened in 1800, history of EMS? - CORRECT ANSWER -First prehospital
system for triaging and transporting patients
Reciprocity - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of granting licensure or certification to
a provider from another state or agency.
What are the various types of transports a paramedic may perform? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Transport to speciality centers, trauma, burns, cardiac and/or pedicatics.
Inter-facility transports, from clinic to hospital or hospital to hospital or hospital to
rehab/long-term care facility.
Attributes and responsibilities of a paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER -Integrity,
empathy, self-motivation, confidence, communication, teamwork, respect, patient
advocacy, injury prevention, time management, scene management, patient
care/assessment, transfer/report and documentation.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focusing on assessing
current practices and looking for ways to create ongoing improvement, reduces the
chances of problems arising.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER -The process whereby a competent authority, usually
the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.
Credentialing - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of obtaining, verifying and assessing
a practitioners qualifications to provide care for a specific health care agency.
What happened in 1487? - CORRECT ANSWER -First recorded use of an ambulance.
What happened in 1800, history of EMS? - CORRECT ANSWER -First prehospital
system for triaging and transporting patients
Reciprocity - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of granting licensure or certification to
a provider from another state or agency.
What are the various types of transports a paramedic may perform? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Transport to speciality centers, trauma, burns, cardiac and/or pedicatics.
Inter-facility transports, from clinic to hospital or hospital to hospital or hospital to
rehab/long-term care facility.
Attributes and responsibilities of a paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER -Integrity,
empathy, self-motivation, confidence, communication, teamwork, respect, patient
advocacy, injury prevention, time management, scene management, patient
care/assessment, transfer/report and documentation.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - CORRECT ANSWER -Focusing on assessing
current practices and looking for ways to create ongoing improvement, reduces the
chances of problems arising.
